StNicholas . 96 DONALD AND DOROTHY. [December, DONALD AND DOROTHY. By Mary Mapes mans — halted. Chapter I. IN WHICH NONE OF THE CHARACTERS APPEAR. Jhe door of the study was closed,and only Nero was to be , poor dog, stood in thewide hall gazing wistfully atthe knob, and pricking uphis ears whenever sounds ofmovement in the room arousedhis hope of being he gave a yelp ofdelight. Somebody surelywas approaching the steps — they were aThere was a soft, rolling sound,as if the masters chair had been drawn to thetable; next a rustling of paper; a deep-voiced
StNicholas . 96 DONALD AND DOROTHY. [December, DONALD AND DOROTHY. By Mary Mapes mans — halted. Chapter I. IN WHICH NONE OF THE CHARACTERS APPEAR. Jhe door of the study was closed,and only Nero was to be , poor dog, stood in thewide hall gazing wistfully atthe knob, and pricking uphis ears whenever sounds ofmovement in the room arousedhis hope of being he gave a yelp ofdelight. Somebody surelywas approaching the steps — they were aThere was a soft, rolling sound,as if the masters chair had been drawn to thetable; next a rustling of paper; a deep-voicedmoan; the rapid scratching of a quill pen; thensilence — silence — and poor Nero again stood athalf-mast. Any ordinary dog would have barked or pawedimpatiently at the door. But Nero was not anordinary dog. He knew that something unusualwas going on — something that even he, the pro-tector and pet of the household, the frisky Masterof Ceremonies, must not interfere with. But whenthe bell-pull within the room clicked sharply, anda faint tinkle came up from below, he flew eag
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